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No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $24 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $24 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on March 14 will be an estimated $29 million... Read More »
1 responseOntario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
TORONTO – A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario’s provincial parliament has resigned from caucus. Premier Doug Ford’s office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley North, will sit as an Independent. The statement says Ke faces serious allegations that deserve his full undivided attention as he works to clear ... Read More »
1 responseKiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park where Kiska lived, told the province the killer whale died on Thursday. Brent Ross says the province’s Animal Welfare Services officers were on-site ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is rescinding its policy requiring provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as it announces a spring booster program that will focus on the elderly and vulnerable. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the next round of boosters will target people at the “highest risk” of severe illness. That ... Read More »
1 responseJustice minister commits to targeted bail reform to address repeat violent offenders
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti says the federal government will move forward quickly on “targeted reforms” to the Criminal Code that would update Canada’s bail system. He made the commitment on Friday afternoon after what he called a “good and productive” meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts. “We have a broad consensus on ... Read More »
1 responseJoly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier this month at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, she asked her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang to have Chinese President Xi Jinping speak with ... Read More »
1 responseEnvironmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojustice Canada says the company has been dropped from a Federal Court lawsuit filed by the David Suzuki Foundation and World Wildlife Fund Canada last year challenging ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for provincial public servants
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination. The government says In a statement the decision to rescind the policy was made “based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. dropping vaccine requirement for provincial public servants
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa commits to ‘targeted’ bail reforms that would address repeat violent offenders
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti says the federal government will move forward quickly on “targeted reforms” to the Criminal Code that would update Canada’s bail system. Lametti says the reforms will address challenges posed by repeat violent offenders and those facing firearms and other weapons charges. He made the commitment this afternoon following what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercialize cocaine. Adastra Labs CEO Michael Forbes released a statement on Feb. 22 saying the company would “evaluate how the commercialization of (cocaine) fits” ... Read More »
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